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  • Obama Leans Toward Switch to Military Trials on 9/11

    03/05/2010 5:20:00 PM PST · by Sub-Driver · 11 replies · 491+ views
    Obama Leans Toward Switch to Military Trials on 9/11 By JONATHAN WEISMAN and EVAN PEREZ WASHINGTON—The Obama administration now favors trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other alleged Sept. 11, 2001, plotters in a military tribunal, officials said, yielding to opposition from Congress and local governments that was stymieing the Justice Department's plans for a civilian trial. Members of Congress have moved to cut off funds for a civilian trial, while local governments have expressed reluctance to play host to such a trial. No decision has been reached, and a White House official said President Barack Obama wouldn't make his announcement...